Bodies, beauty, and burlesque: Artist celebrates ageing femininity

It features portraits of women who performed burlesque for many years, often decades, of their lives.

It’s refreshing to see work that explores ageing, sexuality, and dance in this way.

And to see the juxtaposition of the ‘old’ body against the ‘sexy’ dress of burlesque. By presenting two features we would not expect to see together, the project challenges our expectations of ageing as well as our expectations of burlesque.

This work is great. And if you like it too, check out my other posts on artists, femininity, and ageing bodies via the ‘art’ tag cloud at the bottom of this page.